Internal Auditor

Job Description

Salt Lake County… A career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

What it is like to work here:

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community.  To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work-life balance, and room to grow and develop.

Surround yourself with:

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live, work, and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community.  A community is more than a place... it’s our heart and service that brings us together.

We encourage a work-life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck.  A career with Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks.  We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days, and one personal day every year. 

Additional Benefits include:

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
• Medical coverage including a 100% county-paid premium option
• Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
• Health Savings account with a county contribution of up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
• Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability
• Professional Development
• Plus: Onsite medical clinic, childcare, and gym; hospital insurance, pet insurance auto, and home insurance, and discounts at County facilities

 

JOB SUMMARY

Performs a variety of complex audits, including financial, performance, compliance, and operational audits; conducts investigations; performs contract reviews and financial analyses.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or other closely related field, plus one (1) year of auditing experience or related experience; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience.

 

Preference will be given to applicants with a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.

 

A valid Driver’s License issued by the State of Utah may be required at the time of hire.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Examines department programs and activities to evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of their operations to prevent waste and safeguard assets.• Plans the scope of an audit, performs risk assessments, and develops a risk-based fieldwork audit program.• Examines internal controls in major financial processes to determine adequacy to prevent fraud and waste, and safeguard assets.• Examines contracts and compliance with contract provisions.• Conducts investigative audits to review allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse.• Presents oral and written reports to management, communicating findings and recommendations during and at the conclusion of an audit concerning recommendations regarding the adequacy and effectiveness     of department control systems.• Serves as consultant to County management on operating issues.• Analyzes complex department operations for efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with policies and procedures.• Evaluates department responses to audit reports, and performs assigned follow up audits of department action plans.• Performs quality control reviews of other staff members’ work papers.

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA)

Knowledge of:

• Internal auditing standards, procedures, techniques, and internal controls• Governmental accounting principles, methods, and practices• Management principles, methods, and practices;• Computer application systems, i.e., accounting, purchasing, etc.• Data extraction and analysis software tools

 

Skills and Abilities to:

• Use personal computers and common software, i.e., word processing, spreadsheet, and flowcharting• Problem-solve and analyze complex County operations• Establish and maintain effective working relationships• Plan work, develop audit methodology, and complete assignments within established deadlines• Work independently within established policies, procedures, and guidelines• Communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing• Extract and analyze data• Act ethically• Exercise independent judgment in solving problems